Writers: Quentin Tarantino (Story), David Veloz, Richard Rutowski, Oliver Stone
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore, Robert Downey Jr., Tommy Lee Jones
Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and get married and go on a killing spree. They capture the imagination of the nation by the glorification of their acts through mass media.
Tarantino had sold the script, to fund his debut film Reservoir Dogs, and it was rewritten by Oliver Stone and the others because of which Quentin asked them to remove his name from the credits. Film is shot in a psychedelic manner with plenty of Black and White footage, animations and what not. Soundtrack is good (Trent Reznor) and Robert Downey Jr. is amazing. Rest of the film is very underwhelming. Apparently Tarantino's original screenplay had given more time for the media story arc but Stone rewrote it to give more time to Mickey and Mallory which for sure was a mistake. They don't have the chemistry or the depth that similar characters in 'Wild At Heart' and 'Badlands' had. Can see why Tarantino is so pissed off with this film.
Rating: 2.5/5
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